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Photograph of entrance of the New Frontier (Las Vegas), after 1955

Date
1956 to 1961
Description

View of the façade, entrance, and neon sign of the New Frontier from Las Vegas Boulevard. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

The swimming pool at the Showboat. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino
Address: 2800 East Fremont Street

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Town lots (1 of 2)

Date
1910 to 1919
Description
Series 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad -- J. Ross Clark/Los Angeles Office Files

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Letter from J. T. McWilliams to J. Ross Clark, November 9, 1902

Date
1902-11-09
Description
Letter discusses the Clark's intention to purchase the Las Vegas Ranch for the railroad. McWilliams discusses the necessary measures to get a proper survey of the ranch.

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Photograph of steam trains, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1946

Date
1946
Description
One of the last steam trains going toward Caliente roundhouse. The roundhouse alone used to employ about 150 men. It was torn down not long after this photograph was taken.

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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse amid a group of people at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club gathering at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940

Date
1938 to 1940
Description
A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Photograph of two women standing in front of locomotive number 3649, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Two women (possibly Mrs. Owen Phaff and her mother) stand in front of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company locomotive number 3649 in Las Vegas, approximate date 1912.

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Photograph of Tonopah & Tidewater station, Amargosa Valley (Nev.), 1920-1930

Date
1920 to 1930
Description
Former T&T station at Death Valley Junction, shown at its present location in Lathrop Wells, Nevada. Lathrop Wells is now known as Amargosa Valley.

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Las Vegas Ranch, Nevada (1 of 4)

Date
1902
Description
Series 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad -- J. Ross Clark/Los Angeles Office Files

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Las Vegas Ranch, Nevada (4 of 4)

Date
1904 to 1905
Description
Series 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad -- J. Ross Clark/Los Angeles Office Files

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